As Jon Daniels prepares for the 13th anniversary of his first draft as the Rangers' general manager, we look back at the best and worst of his picks. In rating drafts, particularly baseball drafts, a few things stand out.

First, the first-rounder who is a home-run pick for the organization is a rarity. Second, the "best" picks seem to always be lower-round picks who succeeded. And the worst, high picks that failed. So with that in mind, here's our look at the worst:

1. Kevin Matthews, starting pitcher (first round, 2011)

Former Texas Rangers first-round Pick Kevin Matthews is pictured pitching for Single A affiliate Hickory Crawdads against the Delmarva Shorebirds on July 7, 2012. Courtesy/Tracy Proffitt)(Courtesy/Tracy Proffitt)

An undersized lefty taken with the 33rd overall pick as part of the compensation package for Cliff Lee signing with Philadelphia, he was plagued by shoulder injuries, missed all of 2013 and never advanced beyond low Class A. Post-surgery, he had a 7.28 ERA in 29.2 innings and almost as many walks (21) as strikeouts (23) before being stopped and charged with driving while under the influence in 2015. He was released. The Rangers released the other player, Zach Cone, who represented the second compensation pick received for Lee in 2016. No players from the top 10 rounds of the 2011 draft remain in the system, but the Rangers did strike it big in international scouting in 2011 with Rougned Odor, Nomar Mazara and Ronald Guzman.

Skole was the compensation pick they got for not signing Matt Purke (see number four), which makes both picks look worse. Skole, the 15th overall pick, was hit with a 50-game suspension for amphetamine use in 2012. He hit .228 over six seasons in the Rangers system and never reached double figures in homers. He caught on with the New York Yankees, but has not played baseball since 2016.

The Rangers had their highest pick in the 30 years since taking Bobby Witt with the third overall selection. They did not do a good job. The right-hander turned out to be stubborn and was dealt barely a year later to New York in the rent-a-player deal for Carlos Beltran. He's since been traded again. It hurts even more considering outfielder Andrew Benintendi went three picks later and fellow pitchers Walker Buehler (24th) and Mike Soroka (28th) went much later in the first round. Even worse: A meaningless hot streak in the final three weeks of the season pushed the Rangers from the worst record in baseball to the 4th spot. Had they held on to the worst record, they would have been in position to take Alex Bregman.

4. Matt Purke, LHP (first round, 2009)

Chicago White Sox's Matt Purke pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 3, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Where to start on this pick? It was made at the height of the Rangers' financial problems when the team had to run financial decisions by an MLB overseer, giving it less latitude to negotiate. Then the Rangers thought they had a deal negotiated between Nolan Ryan and the Purke family. Then it fell apart and MLB would not approve more money. Then he went unsigned. And they chose Purke over fellow Texas high schooler Shelby Miller, who has gone on to have a solid major league career. Oh, should we mention Mike Trout went in that first round, too, 11 picks later? We shouldn't? OK. Never mind.

Jon Daniels first' pick as GM was something of a letdown. The Rangers had their hearts set on Tim Lincecum, but San Francisco took him two picks ahead of Texas. The Rangers were left to choose between Kiker and right-hander Kyle Drabek, son of former pitcher Doug Drabek. Both came with rumored off-the-field issues. The Rangers chose Kiker, partly because he was left-handed. While the remainder of the first round didn't produce any stars, the Rangers got nothing out of Kiker. He's been out of baseball since 2012.